College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton Street, Room 307, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
School of Journalism and Mass Communications, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Room 306, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Feb;24(1):78-85. doi: 10.1007/s10903-021-01167-x. Epub 2021 Mar 6.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Asians in the US have experienced a spike of racism. The goal of this paper is to examine the association between racial discrimination amid COVID-19 pandemic and depressive symptoms among Asian subgroups and to test whether communications about the incident with various sources moderate this relationship. Data come from an online survey conducted among 245 Asian Americans. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted. COVID-19 racial discrimination was positively associated with depressive symptoms, and this association did not vary between Chinese Americans and other Asian subgroups. Communications with a spouse/partner buffered the mental burden of racial discrimination. Those who shared their experience in online ethnic communities displayed stronger depressive symptoms than who did not. These results suggest the potential benefit of communication with a spouse/partner in mitigating the mental burden of discrimination and call for more online mental health support for Asians.
自 COVID-19 爆发以来，美国的亚裔经历了一波种族主义浪潮。本文旨在研究 COVID-19 大流行期间的种族歧视与亚裔亚群体抑郁症状之间的关联，并检验与各种来源的事件沟通是否会缓和这种关系。数据来自对 245 名亚裔美国人进行的在线调查。采用多元线性回归分析。COVID-19 种族歧视与抑郁症状呈正相关，而这种关联在美籍华人和其他亚裔亚群体之间没有差异。与配偶/伴侣的沟通可以缓冲歧视带来的心理负担。与在网络族裔社区分享经历的人相比，不分享经历的人表现出更强的抑郁症状。这些结果表明，与配偶/伴侣沟通在减轻歧视带来的心理负担方面具有潜在的好处，并呼吁为亚洲人提供更多的在线心理健康支持。
